I worked all weekend till late last night working on installing my S/T 3 on the floor of the garage. It sucks, but doable. It's dirty, cramped quarters and wears you out. I'm really sore today. Plus I only got the front half done over the whole weekend, good thing I already had the 2.5 budget boost on already so I can still drive it until next weekend. Just make sure you have all the tools you need and extra drill bits if needed. I wasted more time having to go get more bits that I broke and then back out to get sockets and wobbly sockets.


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That's the same lift I'm getting ready to put on my 08 2 door. I got a great deal with the Fox res. shocks just before Christmas. Waiting for the weather to break for the install. Post some pics when you're done please. Thanks

 

I installed my Teraflex BB with shock extenders in my garage without a lift. As mentioned, it's obviously tighter working space, which can be annoying at times. The job turns out to be much easier if you can get an extra pair of hands to help. So I'd recommend enlisting the help of a friend or family member. Usually just providing beer/lunch, etc is payment enough. In the end, it's a very satisfying experience to install the lift yourself and you learn a lot about your Jeep in the process.

 

a friend helped me Install the same kit in my '16 75th anniversary in my driveway.. took about 4 hrs with the two of us working on each side.

 

I'm going to try bribing a coworker today with beer/liquor/food for access to his buddy's lift haha


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I don't know how many times the "tool" that I needed was out of arms reach. Crawl out from underneath, pick up the "tool" and crawl back underneath. Three weekends later I was done. Then you will have to go back under again when it's time to re-torque all those bolts.

 

Did the MOPAR 3" lift myself in the driveway. No biggie. Took my time and did the front in a Saturday afternoon and the rear the next afternoon. Couple 6 ton jackstands, a good hydraulic jack, proper hand tools and it should be a breeze.

 

Same here. Did it in my garage over a weekend. Not too bad at all. Just figure out your socket sizes, etc ahead of time to minimize crawling in and out time.

I read the instructions once or twice the day before to plan my attack and tools needed.



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I did a TeraFlex Budget Boost w/ Rancho drop brackets and Superlift track bars front and rear on my garage floor w/ 2 jack stands, 2 nice automotive floor jacks (well one nice and one not-so-nice) and one crappy bottle jack. Prior to that I had swapped my springs for some Rubicon 19/60 take offs using the same set up.
Be sure to read thru every instruction, gather all the tools they say you need and watch some YouTube vids if you can. If you plan it out it will be easy. If you plan you can do it yourself in less that 8 hours.

 

Same here did it on concrete hard stand outside the barn. 2 Guys, took a long, warm afternoon to do back and front...on my own it would have run into 2 days. Have plenty of jacks, jackstands and baulks of timber to rest the chassis on so you can drop the suspension far enough to get those springs in and out.

 

I will recommend getting some form of an impact wrench. Turning all those bolts by hand with a socket is so time consuming. Took my 6+ hours to do my lift in the garage. Since I am swapping out my d30/d44 for 2 rubicon D44's I decided to give this a shot. Hopefully make it much quicker

 

6 hours? Pffft. Took me like 18 over the course of 2-3 days to complete my 2.5 AEV with Geo brackets, on my garage floor. lol
First time installing a lift. No power tools.

 

seconded, my air impact wrench made things a lot easier and faster. Always check the torque with a torque wrench after though.

 

I installed a Metalcloak 3.5" in the driveway, wanted to make sure it wouldn't get stuck in the garage. I did it after work for a couple of days. It was the first one I have ever installed and it was pretty easy. A good set of jack stands is a must, and 4 is even better. The thing that really helped was having jack stands that were tall enough that I could drop the axle enough to get the springs in without a compressor.

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jk wrangler. Go for it. Like others have said, 6 ton jack stands, a good jack and the right size sockets and wrenches. An impact gun will really help but not entirely necessary. Take your time. I believe TF has you start at the rear. An extra pair hands will definitely help. Good luck and have fun.

 

I bought a 24V Kobalt impact from Lowe's and it saved so much time.


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No Lift, No problem. As stated earlier... Jack stands as high as you can safely get them on the frame so you gan drop the axle as far as needed. Do the swap 1 axle at a time. The rear will go quicker than the front (IMO). You can have a big azz shop tool box, but only take what you will need tool wise under the vehicle. This is where the running back and forth comes in. Once you figure it out on one side, it will be the same on the other.

Another thing that works well, is a small tray for tools under the vehicle once ya figure out what ya need. Think old school tool box with the removable tray in the top. Keeps them all in one spot as long as you remember to keep them in it. sliding it to where you need it beats chasing down sockets that have rolled away.

I am getting ready to swap springs again. so it shouldn't take long (no lift and no garage, but do have the paved driveway). That said.... Take your time and double/triple check every thing when done on said axle. it would suck to have to go back and re-do something you forgot.

Lastly... Have fun. it is not a race. Get it right the first time.

EDIT.... KNEE PADS come in handy.

 

I've also done mine on the garage floor. Not painful if you have the tools mentioned above. It took me more like 18 hours to do the TF 2.5" lift kit with new Rancho shocks, new front and rear track bars, TF sport LCA's, Northridge grade 8 bolt kit and finally a new Adams front DS.

If you have a helping hand, the install can be quicker but not too bad otherwise. Good luck and this forum is the best place for questions, concerns, issues, etc.

 

Yea, I've done 4 lifts this way. Always takes me double how long I think it should. It's doable for sure, just make sure you set aside plenty of time. I always end up making at least 2 or 3 trips to the store for some tool I don't have or didn't bring and then the bolt I mess up because I get tired and hurried lol. My last lift took two full days, the lift before took almost a week trying to do it in the afternoon after work. The weekend is much better lol.

 

If you lived close by I would come over and install it. Not really that hard.

 

Have hosted a couple mod day / wrench parties with folks getting lift kits installed. Typically 2-man job takes 4-6 hours front and rear depending on which kit you're installing. Helps to have a 3rd person to fetch tools as needed because the instructions NEVER include ALL the tools you'll need - ex., 18mm wrench - oh, you'll need two, and one offset, and it helps to have that in a socket as well, or two sockets (one standard depth, one deep-well). And so on it goes. Good luck!
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Ain't that the truth!


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I also try as much as possible to stay with 6 point sockets as opposed to 12.


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^^this is always good advice for pretty much ANY situation....

 

Me and a buddy did the same lift on my wife's jeep at my shop one night after work. No lift, just floor jack and jack stands. Start to finish was about 7 hours with a couple breaks in between, so about 5 hours work time. I also had my wife there to be the 'gopher' for tools and parts.

 

Did our 2.5" Teraflex myself in a weekend with floor jack, jack stands, and hand tools. First time installing a lift (I did an axle swap on my TJ so had some idea what I was doing). Took approx. 8-10 hours. It's a pretty straight forward kit.

 

Looks like my only option is gonna be installing with a jack and jack stands. Probably can get a decent impact wrench for a weekend. I got a couple buddies who should be able to make this go smoother than a 1-man job. Now to find the time...


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I did a JKS 2.5 JSPEC lift in my garage by myself over a 3 day weekend. Ended up buying an electric impact gun and some various sockets. I did lower control arms as well. Not hard just time consuming and was a lot of work torquing all the bolts back up to 125 ft lbs. Still, I'd do it again instead of paying someone, valuable experience with your suspension.

 

Get ready for a sore neck...hard to get that kind or torque laying on your back...impact is your friend along with a good creeper.

 

2nd and 3rd on the impact! I bought an electric one for the install and it worked great! Kept my pneumatic on standby for heavy duty bolts....

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Time will depend also on how comfortable you are with your tools and your skill level. I spent 4 hours total replacing all 4 shocks and springs. I could probably shave an hour off doing it again.

I'm eyeing the Mopar kit, and I'm betting I could get that done in 6 hours or so, and that'd be replacing the LCAs and both track bars in the process.

 

I installed the Mopar 2in lift myself, replaced TB, and Front LCAs. It took me 4 days. I'm sure I could cut that time in half now that I've done it.

I also take breaks when I get tired from wrenching and get the rattle can out and do some touch up painting while things are apart.

My JK was also 6 years old when I did the install.

 

Buddy of mine and I did a full Metal Cloak game changer including control arms and sway bars on jack stands - took us the weekend with plenty of breaks.

Would love to have a lift.